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ZOYA ILINA

@zoya_il

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Sketching and dancing, dancing and sketching and dancing and sketching

Thank you for the magical experience @hofeshco and all the dancers

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Ink, Pierre Noire pencil, graphite pencil on paper taken in Sadler's Wells East by @zoya_il

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a year ago

‘Moving in Translation’

‘Moving in Translation’ Solo Exhibition
The Arc Space
13 Tottenham Mews, London W1T 4AQ
Artist: Zoya Ilina @zoya_il
Curators: Alisa Misrikhanova @alisamsrr & Miriam Kanner @mirriamkanner
Graphic design: Nastia Vedeniapina @venastia.aep
Location: @the.arc.space
Photos: @aaannettttt

For more information about ‘Moving in Translation’ and all sales enquiries, dm or email us at arc.space.london@gmail.com taken in London, United Kingdom by @zoya_il

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10 months ago

WHY I PAINT

Incredibly grateful to everyone who came!
Special thank you to: @akhtardebakne @alisamsrr for the magical curation
@kev.phtg for amazing photos
@kateendge
@ammova @yungrollrasen @emi1ywal and @timothy.minjauw for participation

I paint because I love colors.
I paint because I’m terrible at math.

I’ve been painting for as long as I can remember. Art has always surrounded me. I grew up in Moscow’s art museums, hiding under staircases with my best friend. We’re still best friends.

I paint to connect with the world beyond my thoughts. Every time I start, I have a clear image, a moment, or an emotion I want to express. And every time it turns out differently on the canvas than in my mind. I panic at first. Then I let go, and trust.

Painting feels like a diary—something intimate I’m sharing, but without fully exposing myself. That makes me want to be gentle. I don’t aim to shock with my art, but rather to create a space for quiet reflection—where the viewer can contemplate their own thoughts.

When others see my work, they don’t know what it is really about. Instead, they create their own meanings, adding their own layers. And in the end it is no longer about me.

(Edited and adjusted by Alisa as a part of the zine book)
Paris, November 2024 taken in Place des Vosges by @zoya_il

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2 years ago

GOT SOAP

Self-portrait in a form of series of six paintings
Based on the performance during the (white)Reset show at csm, played as a dj. Purely theatrical, music was done by the people who know how to, behind the stage

30/20cm x 5 + 60/45cm
Oil on canvas

Special thank to @from.amirah taken in Central Saint Martins by @zoya_il

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2 days ago

Открытие выставки: «день лета»

Куратор: @zoya_il
Кураторский текст: @tshabaevaa
Фотограф: @fesarr taken in Moscow, Russia by @zoya_il

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a month ago

Привет,
Мы знаем как ты проведешь последний день лета!

Идем на открытие групповой выставки в баре «Пролив» в 19:00
по адресу: Верхняя Радищевская 15c2

Художники: @elstter__ @elizaknowsnothing @mzesula @aaannettttt @polinykk

Куратор: @zoya_il

Графический дизайн: @baemf_

Выставка будет работать с 1 до 15 сентября by @zoya_il

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2 months ago

Last Bachelor expo in the Academy

Photography: @danyuliia taken in Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp by @zoya_il

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4 months ago

Moments

Group exhibition, showcasing nine artists and one artist collective from Chelsea College of Arts (UAL) in Pusher gallery @pushergallery

Curated and press-release by @zoya_il

Photography: @aaannettttt
Graphic design: @besskirby_ taken in London, United Kingdom by @zoya_il

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8 months ago

Group exhibition in Pusher gallery
Comeee

Opening: 5th of February 5-8PM

Performance at 7PM by Matthew Anderson @tooyoungmitt_

Address: 64 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3JX, United Kingdom

Artists:
Matthew Anderson @tooyoungmitt_
Lara Chahine @_larachahine
Oli James @olijames39
Sangjun Lee @sanjun.lee @jay.lee12_
Ella Overy @ellaoverystudio
Lilly Oertel @lillyoertelstudio
Jewel Zhang @jewelz_yh
Zoya Ilina @zoya_il
Bittikake & Tittra (Aanya Mittra and Bess Kirby) @aw5umart and @besskirbyart
Jessica Kuhn @jessicakuhn.png

curated by @zoya_il
Graphic design: @besskirbyart by @zoya_il

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9 months ago

‘Moving in Translation’ exhibition opening

‘Moving in Translation’ Solo Exhibition
The Arc Space
13 Tottenham Mews, London W1T 4AQ
Artist: Zoya Ilina @zoya_il
Curators: Alisa Misrikhanova @alisamsrr & Miriam Kanner @mirriamkanner
Graphic design: Nastia Vedeniapina @venastia.aep
Location: @the.arc.space
Photography: Anna Dmitrieva @aaannettttt

For more information about ‘Moving in Translation’ and all sales enquiries, dm or email us at arc.space.london@gmail.com taken in London, United Kingdom by @zoya_il

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10 months ago

I’m very excited to invite you to the opening of my solo exhibition, Moving In Translation, co-curated by @mirriamkanner and @alisamsrr

Opening: 7 November, 6–10PM
Address: 13 Tottenham Mews, London W1T 4AQ
On view: 8–9 November, 11–6PM
RSVP form in bio

The act of moving has always accompanied the artist. From ancient craftsmen following the routes of empire to modern painters escaping censored art markets, the relocation of an artist’s body has often preceded the relocation of their gaze

Graphic design: @venastia.aep taken in London, United Kingdom by @zoya_il

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a year ago

Relationship with the city

A series with a little window, almost like a keyhole to my studio, considered it fair not to take it completely out of the context of my walls, what If all the stuff I have around isn’t random?

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Oil on cotton
60/45 200/150 60/45 60/45 taken in Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp by @zoya_il

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a year ago